Quote Originally Posted by awa54 View Post
The essential difference I feel between boar and badger is that badger makes lather first, then you spread it on your face afterward, where boar picks up product, then makes the actual lather on your face as you move the brush around.
Interesting, and makes sense. I think that's one of the reasons I'll have trouble getting 2-3 passes with the boar. With my badger, I just set the brush down, re-wet my face and lather my face again with the brush. The boar is always WAY too dry to do that. Maybe it has enough product, but not enough water. Tomorrow I'll try adding some water to the brush for a second pass.
I totally don't agree with awa54's explanation... perhaps the way he makes lather, but both types of knots for me get a bit of water, loaded with soap/cream (no lather at this point), and then create lather on my face, both types get lather all up in all parts of the knot, breach included, during the second/third pass, i am able to get to the breach lather and use it.